Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 367.1
Myopia
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 367.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 367.1 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 367.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H52.13 Myopia, bilateral
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilat myopia
  • Bilateral myopia
  • L myopia
  • Left myopia
  • Left myopia (eye condition)
  • Myopia, both eyes
  • R myopia
  • Right myopia
  • Right myopia (eye condition)
Clinical Information
  • A refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina when accommodation (accommodation, ocular) is relaxed. This results from an overly curved cornea or from the eyeball being too long from front to back. It is also called nearsightedness
  • A refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too long from front to back; also called nearsightedness because the near point is less distant than it is in emmetropia with an equal amplitude of accommodation
Applies To
  • Near-sightedness
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 367.1:
  • Error
  • Myopia (axial) (congenital) (increased curvature or refraction, nucleus of lens) 367.1
    • degenerative, malignant 360.21
    • progressive high (degenerative) 360.21
  • Nearsightedness 367.1
  • Shortsightedness 367.1
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